A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Newly Listed surviving the sinking of the

surviving the sinking of the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) by a Japanese submarine near Guadalcanal on September 12

Golden Party Badge - large version (30

pin undoubtedly twisted by recipient

and for subsequent services in the Archangel operations of July-September 1919

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Newly Listed surviving the sinking of theFabricated from yellow cotton, with "Z. A. B." in 65 mm deep letters screen printed in black ink on the front, the ends of the armband sewn together at the rear, 118 mm x 210 mm, lightly soiled, near extremely fine. Footnote: To ensure that the factories could keep running and because voluntary recruitment was insufficient (12,000 men in 1916), the occupying forces sent Belgians to Germany, or enlisted them in the Battalions of Civil Workers